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Tue, Oct 20, 9:32 PM ET
ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35B in Nvidia chip orders, Reuters reports
The orders are for export-compliant Nvidia hardware and reportedly far exceed the volume Nvidia can supply, underlining how Chinese demand and US export rules a
Tom's Hardware · +13 outlets
Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs, internal memo shows
The global restructuring, tied to employee performance reviews and reportedly starting in November, comes as Qualcomm works to defend margins beyond its core ha
CNBC · +14 outlets
Chip stocks rebound after longest losing streak since 2008; Intel leads the recovery
Micron, Sandisk and other semiconductor names bounced back from a bruising selloff as investors rotated back into the AI trade.
The Motley Fool · +9 outlets
JPMorgan upgrades Intel on strong management execution
The upgrade argues Intel's shrinking market value and cost reset make the stock more attractive even as margin execution remains the key test.
TIKR.com · +14 outlets
Nvidia unveils new German AI investments as chancellor urges businesses to adopt AI
Nvidia is pledging funding to German startups and partnering with the government on industrial AI under a broader European AI initiative.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Japan's September exports rise 16.7% on strong chip demand
Semiconductor-related trade and autos drove the gain, a sign that AI hardware demand is propping up Japan's export growth.
The Star · +4 outlets
South Korea exports surge on record chip sales in early October
Record semiconductor shipments lifted Korean exports and the won to a two-year high, illustrating the scale of the current memory chip upcycle.
NST Online · +14 outlets
Taiwan moves to criminalize unauthorized AI chip exports to China
The measure would remove safe harbor protections for smugglers as the US and Taiwan tighten controls on advanced AI silicon flowing to China.
Tech Times · +8 outlets
OpenAI pulls back from lobbying on China chip controls as industry split widens
Nvidia, Google, Intel and Anthropic lobbied against tighter AI chip export restrictions in Q3, while the lame-duck fight over chip policy intensifies.
The Next Web · +3 outlets
Qualcomm wins key claims against Arm, but damages total just $2
The verdict in the four-year IP dispute safeguards Qualcomm's custom processor designs while leaving Arm with little financial recovery.
Eetimes · +14 outlets
SK Hynix falls as Solidigm listing review and China export permit cloud outlook
Two regulatory hurdles, a review of a Solidigm listing and a Chinese export permit, are weighing on the memory maker's shares.
ad-hoc-news.de · +1 outlets
TSMC posts strong Q3 as AI demand drives results
The foundry's blowout quarter reinforces expectations that AI accelerator demand will keep advanced node capacity tight for years.
Seeking Alpha · +14 outlets
Broadcom AI chip sales up 236% as Docomo signs 10-year cloud deal
Broadcom's custom AI silicon momentum is drawing scrutiny over customer concentration even as it lands long-term commitments from telecom operators.
Yahoo Finance · +8 outlets
Nvidia's Vera CPU powers Modal's AI workloads, claims 2x throughput over Intel and AMD
Adoption of Nvidia's server CPUs at an AI cloud startup signals the company's push into a market long dominated by x86 vendors.
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Arm claims its AGI CPU delivers nearly 2x the performance per rack of AMD EPYC
Arm's new evaluation methodology, developed with Fujitsu, Meta and OpenAI, is an effort to define and win the emerging agentic AI CPU benchmark.
Tom's Hardware · +13 outlets
ASML rises as AI outlook implies 26% sales jump; dividend draws attention
Investors are weighing ASML's steep implied growth targets against its rising payout as the key lithography supplier to the AI buildout.
TradingView · +3 outlets
US restarts three shuttered nuclear reactors to power AI data centers
Roughly 2.25 GW is being brought back online with government support as AI compute demand strains power grids.
Tom's Hardware
Intel asks FCC for waiver to buy and maintain foreign robots
The chipmaker warns that a sweeping ban on foreign-made robots could block updates to its automated guided vehicle fleet.
Tom's Hardware · +1 outlets

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